The assault on our Capitol today was an attack on our democracy and a blatant attempt to subvert a fair and lawful election. For nearly two and a half centuries, the peaceful transfer of power has been a beacon shining for the world to see. It is time for our elected officials to stop the […]
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Please email Molly@TeamIFS.com to register. Make sure to specify the workshop(s) you are registering for. A ZOOM ID will be provided upon registration. Visualize Retirement When it comes to retirement do you know where you are going? Do you have a plan? As the old saying goes, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end […]
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NYSUT Cares Virtual Food Drive
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from NYSUT Regional Staff Director, Mr. Michael Deely: Hunger is a serious concern in our Western New York Community, and it looks like it will get worse before it gets better. We ask that you consider getting involved and recruit others to get involved in our #NYSUTCares initiative to raise […]
Greetings, The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) and United University Professions (UUP) are pleased to announce the availability of the Individual Development Awards (IDA) provided for and funded under the UUP 2016-2022 Agreement. The purpose of the awards program is to assist eligible full-time and part-time employees in developing their full professional potential with an emphasis on […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, Sorry to have to start the New Year off with bad news, but late Thursday last week, we received notification from the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations, that the state is again delaying implementation of the 2% across the board salary increases […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Colleagues, We received word in the past hour that the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations (GOER) will be extending the agreement through April 2, 2021. In that we have no objections to the extension and expecting that neither will any of the other statewide unions, […]
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Statewide EAP Resources
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following from statewide interim EAP Coordinator Christine C. Priest: Below is a listing of some of the helpful resources available during these trying times: COVID 19 Statewide Resources- OMH (Attached) NY Project Hope: Coping with COVID NYS Work-Life Services: EAP Overview for Supervisors (VIDEO): COVID-19 Guidance: Mental Health in the Next […]
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Welcome New Chapter Officers
Dear Colleagues, Over the last few weeks the Buffalo Center Chapter Board has approved the appointments of 2 new Chapter Officers. Please join me in welcoming… Matthew Dimick – Buffalo Chapter Officer for ContingentsProfessorLaw School Carine Mardorossian, PhD – Buffalo Center Chapter Grievance Officer for AcademicsCollege of Arts and SciencesExecutive Director, Northeast Modern Language Association ProfessorDepartment […]
Dear Colleagues, Please see the following updated information on the 2020 Salary Compression from statewide President, Mr. Fred Kowal: Dear Colleagues, The NYS/SUNY/UUP executive-level committee has completed the 2020 Integrated Guidelines for distribution of the 2020 0.5% salary pools to address salary compression. The committee’s work on these guidelines included exhaustive review of the 2019 results and of […]
Dear Colleagues, UUP and SUNY signed an MOA (attached) which provided for a clock stop for professionals and academics. We want to remind you that any professional employee who will come up for permanent appointment in the next two years, who wished to get an automatic/guaranteed extension of their permanent appointment clock by six months, […]